[SOLVED] mount drive on windows 98 computer

pixiandreas · 05-31-2012, 06:45 AM

Hello.
I ahve a problem with mount.

When i try to mount a drive on a windows 95
computer a get this error:

Code:

/unimat# mount -t smbfs //UNIMAT_SU/C /mnt/bts/ -o  username=xxx,password=xxx,ip=194.1.41.95
mount error(112): Host is down
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

I also get the same error when i try with cifs.

The host is NOT down. i can ping and connect with VNC.
and when i run:

Code:

/unimat# smbclient -L UNIMAT_SU
Enter root's password: 

	Sharename       Type      Comment
	---------       ----      -------
	TO_BTS          Disk      
	FROM_BTS        Disk      
	C               Disk      
	IPC$            IPC       Kommunikation mellan fjärranslutna processer

	Server               Comment
	---------            -------

	Workgroup            Master

I can mount the drive from a old slackware (2.4.36) computer with the same command with no errors.

On the new computer (ubuntu 10.04) i have installed smbfs and samba.

I dont know what i doing wrong , does anybody have some good ideas ??

Thanks Andreas H

pan64 · 05-31-2012, 07:36 AM

probably this helps: http://lists.samba.org/archive/linux...st/002120.html

pixiandreas · 05-31-2012, 08:12 AM

I tyr that but it give me the same error.

Code:

/unimat# mount -t smbfs //UNIMAT_SU/C /mnt/bts/ -v -o username=xxxx,severn=UNIMAT_SU,password=xxx,ip=194.1.41.95
ip address 194.1.41.95 override specified
ip address specified explicitly

mount.cifs kernel mount options: unc=//UNIMAT_SU\C,ver=1,rw,username=xxxx,severn=UNIMAT_SU,ip=194.1.41.95,pass=********
mount error(112): Host is down
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

Any more ideas ??

The most confusing is the "Host is down" message ??

pan64 · 05-31-2012, 08:26 AM

the host down message means probably the port is not active. As it was stated on the link, the port number depends on the netbios name.
You can check the ports with nmap, and maybe smbtree will give you some info. Also there is an additional option to try: sec=lanman. See:
http://pserver.samba.org/samba/ftp/c...ient-guide.pdf

allend · 05-31-2012, 10:35 AM

Try this:

Code:

mount -t cifs -o username=xxxx,password=xxx,servern=UNIMAT_SU,sec=lanman //UNIMAT_SU/C /mnt/bts/

When mounting Win9x shares using cifs (smbfs is now deprecated), you need to specify that you want to use the LANMAN hash for authentication. The server name must be capitalised. Also note that the option is servern (not severn as in your posts). You may also need to specify the IP address if the NETBIOS server name cannot be mapped to the IP address.

suicidaleggroll · 05-31-2012, 10:51 AM

Have you tried using the IP directly when referencing the network share? eg:

Code:

mount -t cifs //194.1.41.95/C /mnt/bts/ -v -o username=xxxx,password=xxx

pan64 · 05-31-2012, 11:04 AM

also probably the share name is C$, not only C.

pixiandreas · 05-31-2012, 01:34 PM

Thanks you everyone :-)

allend ide work wonderfull :-)

Thanks again guys, Best forum for Linux question on internet :-)

Time for a celebrating beer :-)